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Puducherry · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1996

Nettapakkam

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Winner — 1996

V. VAITHILINGAM
INC· INC
INC 54.9%IND 36.5%11 others 8.6%
Votes
7,563
54.9% share
Winning margin
2,527
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
80.2%
of 17,182

Nettapakkam is a safe seat — V. VAITHILINGAM won by 18.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. VAITHILINGAM
INC
INC
7,56354.9%
2
V. MUTHUNARAYANA REDDIAR
IND
5,03636.5%
3
P.M. MATHY @ SUBBARAYAN
DMK
United Front
5674.1%
4
P. JAYARAMAN
IND
2241.6%
5
S. KUMAR
IND
840.6%
6
M. RAJU
IND
670.5%
7
C. CHINNASAMY
AIIC(T)
640.5%
8
K. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
IND
470.3%
9
P. SENGALVARAYAN
IND
370.3%
10
K. EZHILARASI
IND
360.3%
11
P. RAJAVELU
IND
350.3%
12
S. MURUGESAN
IND
190.1%
13
S. PUNNIAKODY
IND
60.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

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Average turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.5% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
22nd of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
10th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%IND 36.5%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,50,289
Density
3232 / km²
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
294 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Christian 6.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water98.3%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation68.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Children underweight (under 5)13.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.0%
Health insurance31.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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